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Rais Amrohvi
رئیس امروہوی |
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Syed Muhammad Mehdi
12 September 1914 Amroha, British India.
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| Died | 22 September 1988 (aged 74) Karachi
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| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Poet, journalist, parapsychologist |
Rais Amrohvi (Urdu: رئیس امروہوی), whose real name was Syed Muhammad Mehdi, was a famous Pakistani writer and thinker. He lived from 1914 to 1988. He was a talented Urdu poet, a journalist, and someone who studied the human mind and mysterious events. He was also the older brother of another well-known poet, Jaun Elia. Rais Amrohvi was especially known for his unique way of writing short poems called quatrains. For many years, he wrote these quatrains for a big Pakistani newspaper called Jang. He strongly supported the Urdu language and the people in Pakistan who spoke Urdu. His family was known for having many poets.
In 1972, a law was passed in Sindh about the Sindhi language. This law caused some disagreements and even violence over language. During this time, when Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Rais Amrohvi wrote a very famous poem. Its title was Urdu ka janaza hai zara dhoom say niklay, which means "It is the funeral of Urdu, carry it out with fanfare." This poem showed his deep feelings about the Urdu language. He also planned to translate an important ancient book called the Bhagavad Gita into Urdu.
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Rais Amrohvi's Early Life
Rais Amrohvi was born on September 12, 1914, in a place called Amroha, which was in India at the time. He was a Shia Muslim. After Pakistan became a country, he moved there on October 19, 1947. He made his home in Karachi.
His Special Way of Writing
Rais Amrohvi was famous for his special writing style called Qatanigari. This means writing short poems with four lines, known as quatrains. He wrote these quatrains for the Jang newspaper for many decades. He was a big supporter of the Urdu language and the people who spoke it in Pakistan.
Helping Young Writers
He also started a special school called Raees Academy. At this academy, he helped train new writers. He taught them how to express their feelings and good values in their writing.
His Other Interests
Rais Amrohvi wrote many books about interesting topics like metaphysics (which is about the basic nature of reality), meditation, and yoga. His life ended on September 22, 1988.
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